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Want to be a citizen scientist? Here are 5 ways to get involved
The Conversation, Vol.2 April 2026
2026
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Abstract
Ever wondered what it might feel like to spot giant spider crabs while you’re snorkelling? Or check plants for the circular holes that indicate native bees are collecting nest materials?
Citizen science relies on people like you – more than a million of them in Australia, actually – to collect and analyse valuable data about the world around us.
Here, we introduce five citizen science projects you can take part in. For most of them, all you need to get started is an app on your phone.
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- Title
- Want to be a citizen scientist? Here are 5 ways to get involved
- Authors
- Miki PerkinsElodie Camprasse (Interviewee) - Deakin UniversityJames Van Dyke (Interviewee) - La Trobe UniversityJodi Rowley (Interviewee) - UNSW SydneyKit Prendergast (Interviewee) - University of Southern QueenslandSam Van Holsbeeck (Interviewee) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research Centre
- Publication details
- The Conversation, Vol.2 April 2026
- Publisher
- Conversation Media Group
- Date published
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.64628/AA.gdfekg9qc
- ISSN
- 2201-5639
- Copyright note
- © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- Forest Industries Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991216247302621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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